Door-securing means



Feb. 14, 1928. 1,658,867

K. J. ToBxN ET AL DOOR SECURING MEANS Filed May 17, 192,6 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 w www# .J.wwwM417@W fff'f Feb. 14, 1928. r1,658,867

K. J. TOBIN ET AL Doon SECURING MEANS Patented Feb. 14, Vi928.

:UNITED 'STATES KENNETH J. TOBINANDWILLIAM W.DARROW, or enterica/immers, AssIGNons To CAMEL company, or oHicAGo, ILLino/Is, eooaro'iiarioiv or inni'nois.

noon-sncuninar MEANS.

fimplicaties niedivray indaga.1 serial No. 109,497.

Without breaking the sealing ribbons which' are commonly used for sealing freight car doors 'against` opening. Drastic legislation n has been passed penalizing robbers who have been caught breaking such sealing ribbons,

and such legislation has the effect of makingV car thieves adopt methods which involve Tj the breaking'into cars without breaking said sealing ribbons. Car builders have adoptedv e locking devices which are quite ingenious,vr

but still the problemof protectingthe contents of railway cars against thieving has been a very kdificult one'.

rllhe securing means should be sturdy kand simple in `construction, and shouldy present no parts which yare liable to become loose from the car and to be lmislaid.v Moreover, the securing means should be so designed thatv the rivets or holding bolts for securing said securing means to the car are protected when the car is in secured position. The importance of the feature last. inentioned may be realized when it is understood that car thieves will chip-ofi' the heads of rivets or bolts, if said headsare exposed,

will insertV other rivets or bolts after they have done their thieving,and leave the car in condition such that except yupon close examination no outward evidence of thievingl u I f f necessary. It Willi be sufficient tostate `that lthedoor 2 isadapted to have sliding relaappears. Y- y An object of thelpresent invention is to provide lan improved securing means which is simpleand sturdy, which adapts itself for mounting either upon a steel'car or a Wooden ca-r,'and"\vhich edectually prevents the chip ping off of the heads of sufficient of said rivets or bolts to permit the removal of the securing means. A further obj securing means which obviates the danger of loosening any ofthe parts when the car is insecuied position, vvhic'h simplifies the matter of assembly, and vhich effectually guards the holding of the rivets or bolts which secure the securing means to the car.

Further objects will appear as vthe description'proceeds. f v

Referring tothe drawings' Figure l is a fragmentary vieiv showing partof a Car side having one' embodiment of the presentinvention applied thereto;

4Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view* taken aloiigfthe plane indicated by the ar-y rowsV of- Figure l;

f Figure Sis a vertical sectional View taken ralongthe plane indicated by the arrows 3mi,

of vFigure l;

Figure Il is a view in elevation taken from f the rear 'f the securingmeans shown in the precedingsgures;

Figure iis a sectionalyiew taken along the plane indicatedby the arrows 5 5 of Figure l; and n 'i `Figui-e6 l'isV a perspective view of a securing bolt forming part of the illustrated embodiment of the. present invention( `Figures 1 and2 indicate a door of Wooden construction, though as thev description proceeds it will be understood that the invention is equally applicable to` cars of steel construction. f 3

The numeral l indicates a car side and the numeral 2 indicates a sliding` door. In

.the illustrated embodiment of tbepresent invention kthe side 1 of the car takes the form of anauxiliary door such as isv used with cars intended for carrying relatively bulky lading, such as automobiles andinachinery, said auxiliary door l being provided with the movable door jamb 3. The def tails) of the auxiliarynvdoor l and the door Jambp?, are not involved in the present `inven-` tion and. further description rof same is un` tionship with theside lvinjsubstantially the same yplaneas saidside l. 1Secured-to they sliding door 2 is the hasp retainer 4, which maybe bolted or riveted Ito the door 2. The

Y may be protected against tampering by any ect is to provide an improved l preferred means. *According to the illustrated embodiment, the heads of the meurbers 54 are. protected aga-instchippingbyfthe 'annular shoulders 5a, which are disposed upon fthe youter.fgacefof said hasp retainer in loop 6 for swingino'ly supporting the hasp member 8. n

Secured to the side member 1 is the keeper member 9, which includes the reciprocating bolt 19. Said keeper member 9 is provided with the guide lug 1l, the keeper lug 12 and the sealing lug 123. 1n thekillustrated embodiment otl the present invention the guide lug 11 is uppermost, the keeper lug 12 appears below said guide lug, and the sealing lug 13 is lower-most or' the three. The keeper member 9 is also provided with the bottoming portion 11, which limits the downward movement ot the bolt 10. The keeper mem- "f ber 9 is adapted to be secured to the outer tace ot the side 1 olf the car and is provided with the bed portion 15, which in the illustrated embodiment ot the present invention provides a pair of holes 16, one oit which is 1 shown in Figure 4. Bolt-s or rivets 16'DL (Figure 1) are adapted to be mounted within the holes 16 :tor securing the keeper member 9 to the side `1 ot the car, and the heads ot said members 16l may be protected by the annular shoulders or byy other preferred means. he upper portion ot' the keeper member 9 is formed to provi-de a housing 17, the back wall ot which istormed by the bed portion 14- and the front wall of which is formed by the wall 17, which wall 17a has the Vertical slot 17. Said housing is provided with top walls and side walls, which top and side walls are indicated by the numeral 17. The bottom fall 17d ot said housing is slotted to permit the passage of the sliding' bolt 10.

The outlines ol the bolt are best illustrated in Figure 6, which shows a bolt having the shank 18, the linger hold 19 projecting from one extremity of said shank 18, and the abutting portions 2O projecting laterally from the shank 18`at a region adjacent to the linger hold 19.

rllhc bed portion at the rear ot the housing` 17 is slotted as above indicated. The numeral 21 indicates an elongated slot with which communicates the cross slot 22. Saidy cross slot 22 is of sullicient size to receive the laterally projecting` portions -20 of the slidingbolt 10, and the side walls of the slot 21 are` spaced apart a sullicient distance to permit ingress ot' the shank 1S ol' the bolt 10. lt will. be noted from an inspection ot Figure 4 that the slot 21 extends to a region below the cross slot 22. As indicated above, the keeper bolt 10 is inserted within the keeper member before said keeper member is applied to the side of the car. Referring t o Figure 3, the numeral 23 indicates a position of the bolt 10 in one of theV initial sta ges of the operation of inserting` said bolts within the keeper member 9. In order to insert said bolt 10 within the keeper member 9, said bolt is presented from the rear of said keeper member 9, with the finger hold 19 lower- Iriost, the abutting portions 29.-20 upperlessee? most, and -with the shank 18 extending outwardly trom the plane ot the bed portion 15 ot the keeper member 19. Alter the laterally projectingl portions 29 have passed through the slot 22 in the bed portion 15, the bolt l() may be lifted, with the portions 29-20 riding within the space between the bed portion 15 and the front walls 17. After said bolt 10 has been raised a short distance, said bolt may be swung to a position approf-:imating that indicated by the numeral 24; in lligure 9. lt it is desired to position the bolt` 19 out ot relationship with the keeper lug 12, said bolt may be disposed in the position indicated by numeral 24, wherein the lower extremity ot said bolt-10 s upon the upper surface of the guide lug.: 11. Removal ot' the bolt 10 from the keeper member 9 after said keeper' member mounted in 1place upon the side oit the oar is eitcctually prevented by reason of the engagement o'l' the portions 29-20 of the bolt 19 with the iront walls 17-17a and with the top wall 17u ot' the housing 17.

The present invention contemplates a construction in which certain of the rivets or other holding means for the keeper member 9 are eltcctuall).T protected against 'tz-impeing. Ane lower extremity ot the keeper member 9 isprovided with the slot 25 adapted to receive the bolt 26 or other holf'lingl means. Said .slot 25 is open at the bottom, whereby to permit the ready assembly of the bolt 26 within said slot. Mounted over the slot is the housing portion 27 forming a part of the keeper member 9, which housing portion 27 eii'ectually Aprotects the head oit the bolt 26 against tampering. The slot 21 in the upper portion of the bed member 15 provides means whereby a bolt may be inserted for holding' the keeper member 9 at the upper portion of said keeper member 9. As

clearly shown in Figures 1 and 4, the slot 21- is curved at its upper portion laterally out ot registry with the slot 171 in which the linger hold 19 moves. By reason of the fact that the upper extremity ot the slot 21 is out of registry with said slot 17h, the head of a bolt disposed. in the upper extremity of said slot 21 will be protected by the front wall 17, whereby the head ot said upper boltwill be eiiqectually protected. Figure 3 indicates a bolt`28 disposed in the position referred to.

r1`he manner ot inserting' the bolt 23 within the keeper member 9 has been described above. lt will be clear without detailed explanation that when it is desired to mount the keeper member 9 upon the side oit the car, a bolt 26 will. be disposed within the slot 25 at the lower extremity of said keeper member and the bolt 28 will be disposed within the slot 21 at the upperportion of the keeper member 9. The walls of the slots 21 and 22 will be sufficiently spaced to permit the ingress of the head of the bolt 28. The

side Walls of the slot 2l may` be closer to'- gether at the upper extremity of said slotv 21,' whereby a good gripping contact is had between the bed of the bolt 28.

The present invention provides a construcvtion in which the bolt l() may be readily inserted be'tore the keeper member 9'is mount ed upon the side of the car, and whichef n tectually prevents the removal oi' the keeperV bolt aiter said keeper member 9 is in place ing means is very simple, involving `only the,

sliding of said bolts Within theircooperating slots. After the keeper member 9 is bolted, or otherwise secured in position, the

heads ot said bolts or other securingy means are eiectually protected by means of the housing 27 and the oveihanging Wallsy bounding the slot 17". y f Though a preferred Hembodiment of the present invention hasbeen described in' detail, it will be clear that many modifications Will occur to thoseskilled in the art. f It Vis intended 'to cover all such modifications that tallivithin the scope of the appended claims.

1. In combination, a Wall member, a door member, a hasp pivoted to one of said members, a keeper secured tothe other otsaid members, said keeper being provided With-a bolt, a housing portion for said bolt having front and rear Walls, and a keeper` lug for receiving said hasp and said bolt. said keeper having slots in its rear and front Walls, said bolt being provided `with lateral projections for sliding in said housing portion and adapted to be inserted into said 'housing portion through said opening and having a f portion projecting through said front Wall,

a partl of said slot in said rear wall beingA adapted to receive a headed holding member and being out of registry with the slot in said front wall. A

2. In car construction, in combination, a wall member, a door member cooperating therewith, a hasp pivoted to one of said members, a keeper secured to the other ot said members, said keeper including a bolt, a housing portionv for slidably receiving said bolt, and a keeper lug kfor receiving said bolt and said lia-sp, said housing portion be` ing provided with slots on its front and rear sides, said bolt being provided with lateral projections Jfor sliding within said housing, the slot on .the rear side of said housing portion being closed by the member upon portion l5 and the heady which said `keeper is mounted, pai-tof the slot 1n saidrear Wall being out ofregistry.

ivithythe slot in said front Wall. ,y n N 3.fA securing device comprising, iii lconibiiiation,a housingportion having anepening in its rear Wall .and va slot in its `front Wall, a bolt Within said housing portion having a part*thereof'niountedin said slot and having v lateral yprojections ,coiiiined within said housing portiomthe opening in the rear side of said housingportion being sufficientlyk large to. permit the ingress of saidk projections, partof` the opening in said rear' u'all being out of. registry lwith the slot in saidfrontivall. t i l fi; A securing device comprising, in coin,-l

hination, a housing portion having an openy ing in Lits rear Wall and a slot in its front ivalha bolt` within said housing portion having a part thereotmounted in said slotand having lateral projections'conlined within saidlhousing portion, the opening in the r aar sideoi said housing portion being su'lliciemv` ly large to permitthe ingress o'f'said pro- `iections, said securing device being `prox-*ideal Vwith a guide .lugV and a keeper lug, said guide lng being 4disposed in a position for receii ing said bolt to hold said bolt out of'proximitynvith said keeperluU.

. A securing device comprising, in coinbination', a member adapted to be secured tol a Wall, saidv `member including ahousing portion having slots in its iront andk rear sides, a bolt Within said housing having a portion projecting through the slot in said front side and having lateral projections adapted to ride Within said housing, said securingdevice being provided with a holdv ing device having a head, said holding de vice being disposed Within the slot in the rear side oisaid housing and having its head vdisposed in holding engagement with said rear'side, the upper extremities of said slots being out of registry, whereby the front face of said housing member will protect said head.

6. A securing device comprising, in coinbination, a housing portion having front and rear Walls, each provided with a slot, a bolt Within said housing portion having lateral projections confined Within said housing portion between said front and rear Walls, the slot in said rear Wall being adapted to receive a headed holding device, the upper extremity of the slot in said rear wall being out of registry with the slot in said front Wall.

7. A securing device comprising, in coinbination, a housing portion having front and rear Walls each provided with a slot, a bolt Within said housing portion having lateral projections confined Within said housing portion between saidfront and rear Walls,

the slot in said rear wall being adapted to receive `a headed holding device, the upper extremity of the slot in said rear Wall being out of registry With the slot in said Ytrent Wall, said securing device being provided with another slot in the rear side thereof adapted to receive a headed holding meinber, said second slot being covered with a portion integral with said housing portion. S. A securing device comprising, in com-- bination, a casting including a housing poi" tion having trent and rear Walls, a guide lug, a keeper' lug, a sealing lug, and a second housing portion, said first mentioned housing portion having a bolt positioned therein, said first mentioned housing portion having a slot in its front Wall adapted to receive said bolt and having an opening in its rear Wall, said bolt having laterally projecting portions adapted to pass throngh said opening but oi too great a nf'idth to pass through said slot in said iront Wall', said bolt being .adapted to cooperate with said guide lug,

keeper lug and sealing lug for securing purposes, said opening in said rear Wall being adapted to receive a headed holding member, part of said opening being ont of registry with the slot in said front Wall.

9. A securing device comprising, in combination, a casting including a housing portion` having front and rear Walls, a guide lng, a keeper lug, a sealing lug, and a second housing portion, said lirst mentioned housing portion having a bolt positioned therein, said lirst mentioned housing portion having a slot in its front Wall adapted to receive said bolt and having an opening in its rear Wall, said bolt having laterally y projecting portions adapted to pass through said opening but ot too great a Width to pass through said slot in said front wall, said bolt being adapted to cooperate with said guide lug, keeper lug and sealing lug for Securing purposes, said opening in the rear wall of said lirst mentioned housing portion comprising a slot having its upper extremity out ot' registry With the slot in said front Wall.

l0. A securing device comprising, in combination, a casting including a housing portion having front and rear Walls, a guide lug, a keeper lug, a sealing lug, and a sec` ond housing portion, said iirst mentioned housing portion having a bolt positioned therein, said irst mentioned housing portion havingv a slot in its front Wall adapted to receive said bolt and having an opening in its rear Wall', said bolt having laterally projecting portions adapted-to pass through said opening but et too great a Width to pass through said slot in said :tront Wall, said bolt'being'adapted to cooperate with said. guide lug, keeper lug and sealing lug :tor

securing purposes, said opening in the rear wall of said iirst .mentioned housing aortion comprising a slot having its upper extremity out of registry With the slot in said front Wall, said second mentioned housing portionibeing. disposed in protecting relationship with a bolt receiving slot in the rear of said securing device.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 11th day of May, 1926.

KENNETH J. ToBiN. WILLIAM W. DARROW. 

